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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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